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(43) Date of publication: 13.09.2023 Bulletin 2023/37 (21) Application number: 21799270.0 (22) Date of filing: 26.10.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A24F 40/40(2020.01) A24F 40/51(2020.01) A24F 40/485(2020.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A24F 40/51; A24F 40/485; A24F 40/40 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2021/079642 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/096317 (12.05.2022 Gazette 2022/19)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 04.11.2020 EP 20205661 (71) Applicant: JT International SA 1202 Geneva (CH)	(72) Inventor: LOVEDAY, Peter KT17 4ND Epsom Surrey (GB) (74) Representative: Hoffmann Eitle  Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastraße 30 81925 München 81925 München (DE)